Jack



Mal"w 20, 1923. 1,448,853.

R. E. MANLEY.

JACK.

FILED APR.18. 1922.

sinus-Ural RM ,5 Maw/6y Patented Itiar. 2 1923" ROBERT E. r, or

flpplication filed a rii 1a,

Te all whom it may comem:

Be it known that IfRoBER'r E. MANLEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at York, .in the county of York and State of Pennsylvania,'have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Jacks; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification. This invention relates mjacks and particularly to the type of jack convenient for .use in elevating a portion'of an" automobile.

The object of the present invention is to provide a simple andeflicient jack which may be used in cramped quarters and which from its simplicity.

may be 'pushedas well as pulled when it is supporting an'automobile. A further ob ject of the present invention is to provide, a simple and eiiicient gearing between the elevating screw and the drive means whereby the latter may be placed so as to afford maximum convenience to the operator.

An important feature of the present in-" vention lies in the ability of the operator to tilt the ,jack about its front wheels; as afulcrum so as to bring. the rear wheels into proper position by a swinging movement instead ofhaving to shift repeatedly forward and backward as with the older devices.

Further objects of the present invention are to provide improved details of construction as for example the simple auxiliary telescoping. screw forming part of the elevating'means, this increasing the range of? the device to a considerable extent without adding materially *to its cost or detracting In'the -drawings,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of .my de, vice in its preferred form. Fig. 2 is a vertical elevation through the lifting means. I i

Fig. 3Jis a perspective of the gearing on the upper portion of the upright. i Fig. 4 is a'view of a modification.

.The baselO of the device is formed of a truck 11 and a support 12 connected together by a piece of steel tubing 14 secured to the truck by U-bolts 15 passing through reinforced lugs on'the truck and fastened by bolts 15. It is convenient to form the support with an opening to receive the tube and to secureth'e support 12 in place on th'e tube by a set screw 18 or similar means so that YURK, SYLVAMA.

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the support 12 may be secured at any desired distance from the truck 11.

.A post or upright 20 preferably formed shownin this figure is simple, yet eflicient, I a

as there is but littletendenc y for the post 20 torevolve about the tube 14 as a pivot. Braces 27 connect the support and post in the usual manner.

The post 20 carries a pair of shafts 30.

and '31 on which are mounted respectively a small pinion 32 and a gear 33 of approximately twice the diameter of the pinion 32. Integral with or rigidly secured to the pinion 32 'is a sprocket wheel 35 which drives the main shaft 36 by means of-an endless sprocket chain 37. The handle 40 isadjustably mounted in a socket 41 adapted-to fit o'n eitherthe shaft 30 or 31 at will so as to lock with the clutch 42 on the sprocket Wheel .35 or with the similar clutch 44'carried b. I a sleeve extending from the gear 33. I

spring pressed plunger engages the groove 45 near the edge of either shaft and prevents the accidental slipping off of the socket I and handle.

' double arm handle is mounted at the top of, the post 20 and furnishes a convenient way of turning the base of the jack about the, support 12 as a pivot. The keeper 52-is held in position on the post 20 by ineans of a set screwj53 and .is mounted in such position that the square end 54 of the bail 55 just rides'into place over the hook portion of the keeper. The bail 55 is pivoted direct to the support '12 as indicated at 56, which support is preferably in the form of-a casting having a central perforation to receive the tube 14 and receiving standard pivoted casters 58 which may be secured to the support as by the bolts 59. In the preferred type as shown in Fig. 1 there are two casters 58 butthis number is optional and a con-, siderablenumber of jacks have been manufactured having but a single forward caster as shown in Fig.4. For steadiness of operation, however, the-two-caster suppflrt. is; preferred as that forms with the ground wheels 60 of the reartruck- 11 a four-wheel The elevatin two inches in iameter and is of the usual screw 62 is approximately carbon steelwith a four pitch acme axial movement in any preferred manner and is provided on its periphery with be'veled teeth 65 meshing with a bevel pinion 66 on themain shaft 67 the far or front end of which carries a sprocket wheel 68 engaging the previously mentioned chain 37.

An auxiliary screw 70 carrying a malleable-steel screw plate 71 is fitted to the main elevating screw 62 and telescopes within the same, relative movement being manually accomplished. There is no need to lock the screws 62 and 70 together as there is no tendency of any kind. for the screws 70 to rotate with respect to the non-rotatable lifting screw 62. The screw plate 71 is cupped slightly to enable it to receive a differential casing and is provided with four upstanding lugs 72 to provide forv clearance of the various bracing rods that are used ondifferenttypes of automobiles.

The operation of the device is extremely simple. If the automobile is readily access ible from all sides the jack may be pushed 1nto approximately proper place and then by a slight pressure forward and backward on,the handle 50 the jack is tilted about the casters 58 so as to elevate the wheels 60 into exactly the position desired. It will be noted that by means of the handle the jack may be pushed; or pulled or turned and the same is equally true of the bail 55.

VVhen the'bail is broughtdown into engagement'with the shoulders onthe support 12 it will be atan angle of approxim'ately40 with the ground and the end 54 of the ball will beat a convenient height for the operator to tiltthe jack or to shift it-as well as to push or pull it into position. h t e If the distance from the ground to point of engagementis" considerable the auxiliary screw 70 may be turned by hand to extend the screw an additional distance usually about five inche sl Particular attention is invited to the fact that with these tele- Q ment being sturdy and absolutely r001- scoping'screws arranged inthe manner de-- scribed there are no balls or springs or any. delicate part whatsoever, the entire arrangeproof;

,With the screw in proper position-the handle 40 isad-justed in the socket 41 for small or large leverage as may be desired and the socket 41 is placed on shaft 30 for engagement with the sprocket wheel. 35 to give the lower speed or the socket may be mg 500 to land 1.000 to 1 the more powerful leverage permitting the raising of the heaviest car by a pressure of only a few pounds,

on the handle 40 also at its greatest leverage.

The length of the steel tubing 14 is such] I that'when the'jack is inextreme crosswise position the post will clear the spare tires, bumpers, etc, on theautomobile. of roller or ball bearings is a matter of The use choice and while invariably furnished with I the equipment'illustrated may be omitted if desired. Theprovision of the high grade ball thrust bearing under the bevel gear upon which the weight of thecar rests great- 1y increases the efficiency of the jack by the elimination of friction, and the use of roller bearings in the rear wheels 60 and ball bearings on the castersv 58 materially add to the convenience in handling the jack.'

- In the modification shown in Fig. 4 the casting 24 is replaced by a yoke 75 welded or otherwise secured to the horizontal tubing I I4 and the vertical post .20. This yoke has rearwardly extending lugs perforated to pivotally support the bail 55 and to provide a shoulder preventing the bail from approaching the ground at an angle less than 30.to 40. While the bail in this modifica: tion is pivoted to the yoke instead of to the support the operation is identical. In this modification also, the support 12 is replaced by a considerably smaller support 12 supporting a single caster 58 What I claim is: H

1. In a jack, a lifting screw, a horizontally dis osed shaft for operating said screw, a vertica' post, hand operated means on said post located at a convenient height for the operator, and aflexible connection between said hand operated means and said shaft. 2. In a jack, a liftin' screw, and a twospeed "means for operatlng said screw, said means including a pair of parallel shafts one located close to the ground and the other at a convenient height for manual operajack, a wh eeled truck, a

and from said truck, an gearing carried by,

said frame for raising and lowering said screw. I I

4. In a portable jack, a wheeled'base', elecarried by said frame member between its yating means thereon, a horizontal frame member'secured to said-base, a post secured 'to said frame member and awheeled support points of attachment with said base and post so that said base may, be raised from the ground by movement of the post about said supportas afulcru'm. v

5. In a portable automobile jack, a wheeled truck, an elevating screw thereon, an ex tension carried by said truck to form withsame a base, a supporting wheel carried by said extension, andmeans carried by said extension to one side of "said wheels so that said base may be moved about said wheel as a pivot while the wheels of the truck are lid truck.

raised from the'ground.

6. In a portable automobile jack; a base having a truck at one end thereof and asecond truck between the first mentioned truck.

and the free end of the base, and'means for moving said base about the second mentioned truck as a pivot to raise said first mentioned 7. Ina portable automobile jack, atruck,

elevating means carried by said truck, a wheeled support, a member extending from.

said truck and beyond said support and be.-

ing secured to the latter, a bail pivoted to the free end of said member, and means for limiting the swing of said bail to an angle of less than 90.

. a horizontal 8 In an automobile jack, a four-wheel base, elevating1 means carried "by said base, aft operatively connected to said elevating means, an upright rigidly secured to said base and gearing carried 'in about its axis, a geared nut engaging said screw and restrained against axial movement, a wheeled support, means connectlng said support and said truck to form a base, a

post, rising from said base and rigidly se- 7 cured thereto, a pluralit of gears rotatably mounted on said uprig t each operatively connected with said nut to rotate the same,

and-manually operated means for selectively.

engaging either of said gears to operate said lifting screw at a plurality of speeds.

ROBERT E. t: t 

